Court Interpreter Part-Time (Spanish)

County of Sonoma; Santa Rosa (CA); Sur place; USD 86 000 - 116 000; Temps partiel

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health insurance options

Dental and vision coverage

Disability plans

Résumé du poste

County of Sonoma seeks a professional Court Interpreter to provide accurate consecutive and simultaneous interpretation for court proceedings and related activities. You will perform sight translations, assist judges and attorneys, and ensure proper terminology is used across legal contexts.

The role requires certification as a Court Interpreter and knowledge of California court rules, with potential travel to offsite facilities as needed.

Qualifications

• Certification as a Certified Court Interpreter by the Judicial Council of California.
• A valid Class C California driver's license may be required for some assignments.
• Knowledge of California Rules of Court and interpreter ethics must be maintained.

Responsabilités

• Interpret consecutively and simultaneously in court proceedings and related departments as directed.
• Provide sight translations of court documents and forms.
• Interpret for judges, attorneys, court staff, and other court personnel.
• Raise concerns about impediments to interpretation to maintain accuracy.
• Learn and use Court-provided software and applications.

Connaissances

Consecutive interpretation

Simultaneous interpretation

Sight translation

Legal terminology

Interpreting accuracy

Formation

Certified Court Interpreter

Outils

Transmitter/Receiver equipment

Court software apps

Description du poste

Position Summary

Compensation Note: The salary range below is reflective of Part-Time and Full-Time assignments.

Part Time: $45.86 - $55.75 Hourly

$3,668.80 -$4,460.00 Biweekly

$95,388.80 - $115,960.00 Annually

Full Time: $41.32 - $50.23 Hourly

$3,305.60 - $4,018.40 Biweekly

$85,945.60 - $104,478.40 Annually

Under general supervision, Court Interpreters provide an essential public service, assisting LEP: (Limited English Proficiency) parties, witnesses, defendants, attorneys, court personnel, and the public by performing a wide variety of language interpretation activities for court-related proceedings.

Distinguishing Characteristics

Court Interpreter is a single journey-level classification. Employees in this classification perform consecutive and simultaneous interpretation of courtroom proceedings and other related interpreting services as needed and other duties as assigned. Employees in this classification may also perform sight translation (reading written texts and giving an oral translation of the text) as required.

Typical Duties

• Interprets from and into English and the applicable non-English language using simultaneous and consecutive modes at court proceedings and for other court-related departments at the direction of the Court.
• Provides sight translations of documents including, but not limited to, court petitions, reports, waivers, felony disposition statement forms, and other documents, for the benefit of the Court.
• Interprets for judges, attorneys, court staff, and other court-related departments at the Court's direction.
• Alerts the Court of impediments to interpreter's performance.
• Researches and understands legal terminology used in Court and functions of the Court, including but not limited to legal, technological, scientific, and medical terminology.
• Receives daily calendar assignments from the Trial Court Interpreter Coordinator or Scheduler.
• Accurately completes and submits daily activity logs or other documentation as required and directed.
• Performs other language interpretation duties as assigned, such as providing general court information at an information counter to the non- English speaking public and processes documents related to interpretation.

Qualifications

Certification: Possess and maintain a valid certificate as a "Certified Court Interpreter" issued by the Judicial Council of California on behalf of the State of California.

Other Requirements: A valid Class C California driver's license may be required to be eligible for consideration for certain assignments.

Knowledge Of

• As stipulated in California Rules of Court, Interpreter ethics and professional standards rule 2.890 Professional Conduct of Interpreters.
• Correct usage of grammar and vocabulary of English and non-English language; wide range of vocabulary in English and the non-English language, including high and low registers:
• Legal concepts and forensic terminology in both English and non-English language as specified.

Ability To

• Orally convey the meaning from and into English and the applicable non-English language by interpreting in the simultaneous, consecutive, and sight translation modes; interpretation must be precisely expressed without editing, summarizing, adding, or omitting original meaning.
• Concentrate and deliver accurate and complete interpreting services in a busy and fast-paced environment.
• Adjust to speakers with different voices and accents at varying rates of speed.
• Adhere to California statutes, rules of Court, and applicable personnel rules concerning court interpretation.
• Travel within the county to offsite court facilities as needed for an assignment.
• Interact professionally and cooperatively with those contacted in the course of work.
• Use office equipment, transmitter, and receiver equipment provided by the Court for simultaneous interpretation.
• Learn and use software and applications provided by the Court.

Background Investigation

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a thorough background check, including verification of prior employment, and the provision of appropriate identifying documents to certify eligibility to work in the United States. Please be advised that finalist(s) must be fingerprinted for criminal record check purposes and that continued employment is contingent upon information received in the report. Convictions, depending upon the type, number and date, may be disqualifying. False statements or omission of facts regarding background or employment history may result in disqualification or dismissal.

Special Note

The Superior Court of California, County of Sonoma is recruiting to establish an eligibility list specifically to appoint part-time intermittent court interpreter positions. Court interpreters provide an essential public service, giving assistance to non-English speaking parties. They perform a wide variety of language interpretation activities on an assigned and as needed basis for the court and for parties to proceedings, other court personnel and the public, and perform other job related duties as the rate prescribed above for four-hour and eight-hour assignments. Employment is for no predetermined period of time.

For an intermittent part-time interpreter to become a part-time interpreter and eligible for benefits, they must work 50% time or more for six consecutive months before becoming eligible for benefits. Further, they must maintain an average of 50% time or more during each succeeding six-month period to be eligible to continue to have benefits, subject to the specific benefit plan permitting. If an intermittent part-time employee becomes eligible for benefits and then fails to continue to be eligible because they have not worked the requisite 50% time, they shall be ineligible for benefits for a period of at least six months.

Please note, all benefits for Part-Time employment are pro-rated

Vacation Leave

Regular, full-time employees in benefit unit 02 on paid status accrue vacation at a rate of 3.5 hours per pay period for the first two years (a little over 2 weeks and 1 day each year), with incremental increases to the accrual rate each year through year 5 and additional increases every 5 years thereafter, to year 20. Maximum accrual balance is 376 hours.

Sick Leave

12 days per year with no limit on accumulation.

Holidays

14 paid fixed holidays per year, plus 24 miscellaneous floating holiday hours, granted via compensatory time off.

Insurance

Family vision care, family Dental care as well as employee short and long term disability plans, are fully paid by the Court. Choice of three health plans: Health Net PPO, Health Net HMO, and a Kaiser Permanente HMO plan. The Court's contribution is currently 92% of the premium for the health plan selected.

Life Insurance

$50,000 Term Life Insurance is provided by the Court; additional life insurance may be purchased by the employee.

Deferred Compensation

Employees may contribute a portion of their salary into a 457 Deferred Compensation account (up to the IRS annual maximum).

Dependent And Medical Care Assistance Programs

Employees may participate in these tax exempt programs which allow certain personal expenses to be paid from pre-tax salary.